Armenia’s population continues ageing
The population of Armenia is ageing, says the report “The Demographic Handbook of Armenia, 2017,” published by Armenia’s National Statistical Service (NSS) on December 24.
One of the main problems associated with the demographic situation is the population ageing, the process of which was greatly accelerated in Armenia during the post-Soviet period, the report says.
In accordance with the United Nations’ scale of population ageing, if the share of the population aged 65 and over exceeds 7 percent of a country’s population, then this country has the ageing population. This indicator made 11.2 percent in Armenia at the beginning of 2017, according to the new report by NSS.
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